Ramped Versus Supine Position for Emergent Endotracheal Intubation in Adult Patients; Prospective, Randomized, Comparative Study

NCT ID: NCT06924411

Last Updated: 2025-04-11

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 100 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2025-05-31
• Study Completion Date: 2025-09-30

Brief Summary

Endotracheal intubation is a life saving procedure for critically unwell and injured patients presenting to the emergency department. Prolonged time to successful intubation and multiple failed attempts are associated with a higher incidence of life-threatening adverse events such as hypoxia and hypotension.

Optimal head and neck positioning and clinical experience are important factors for successful endotracheal intubation in patients especially with a difficult airway. This study aims to investigate the rate of successful endotracheal intubation between ramped and supine positions in patients planned for intubation.

The ramped position, where the bed is kept half-flat and the head is elevated up to 35°, is planned to prove that it improves glottic view and facilitate intubation and ventilation.

Varying bed angles and heights during ramped position intubation may explain conflicting evidence regarding the effect of ramped position on intubation success in acute care settings.

Therefore, it seems that finding a simple alternative method for the classic supine technique that can create conditions like the proposed standard conditions for laryngoscopy would be a suitable solution for intubating patients with higher difficulty.

The patient's anatomy and the technique employed for laryngoscopy have a significant effect on the laryngeal view. The technique itself is influenced by a variety of factors including the laryngoscopic force and the skills, experience, and training of the physicians.

Conditions

Intubation Complications

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: PREVENTION
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Supine group

Intubation in supine position

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Direct Intubation

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Direct laryngoscopy intubation

Ramped group

Intubation in ramped position

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Direct Intubation

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Direct laryngoscopy intubation

Interventions

Direct Intubation

Direct laryngoscopy intubation

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Adult patients ≥18 years old and indicated for intubation with variable presentations.

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients unstable to be positioned in semi setting as spine trauma and polytraumatized patients.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 14 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Sohag University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Mohamed Aly Hashem

Resident doctor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Central Contacts

Mohamed A Hashem

Role: CONTACT

Mohamed.hashem@med.sohag.edu.eg

+201100074625 ext. Resident

Fawzy A Badawy

Role: CONTACT

Other Identifiers

Soh-Med-25-3-04MS

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id